"An exercise in poor taste"

1972

1h 33m

6.2(522 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Overview

Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against Connie & Raymond Marble, a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".

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63 members

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Divine

Divine / Babs Johnson

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David Lochary

Raymond Marble

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Mary Vivian Pearce

Cotton

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Mink Stole

Connie Marble

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Danny Mills

Crackers

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Edith Massey

Edie

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Channing Wilroy

Channing

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Cookie Mueller

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Paul Swift

The Egg Man

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Susan Walsh

Suzie

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Linda Olgeirson

Linda

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Pat Moran

Patty Hitler (Party Guest In Nazi Uniform)

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Jack Walsh

Party Guest

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Bob Skidmore

Delivery Boy

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Pat Lefaiver

Etta

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Jackie Sidel

Merle

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Julie Munshauer

Party Guest

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Steve Yeager

Nat Curzan from "The Tattler"

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Nancy Crystal

Sandy Sandstone

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George Figgs

Bongo Player

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John Oden

Onlooker

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George Stoll

Onlooker

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David Gluck

Onlooker

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Elizabeth Coffey

Chick with a Dick

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Margie Donnelly

Onlooker

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Margie Skidmore

Brunette in Park

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Berenica Cipcus

Blonde in Park

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Iris Burman

Party Guest

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Randy Burman

Man at Deli with Hot Dog Pack / Party Guest

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Don Blumberg

Party Guest

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Vincent Peranio

Musician at Party

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Bob Adams

Police Officer Who Gets Shot

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Mark Lazarus

Officer

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David Lehman

Party Guest

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Catriona Maloney

Party Guest

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Richard Keller

Cab Driver

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Charlie Swope

Party Guest

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Barry Golome

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Ed Peranio

Party Guest

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Elia Katz

Army Guy

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Steve Waters

Jogger

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Billy Davis

Party Guest

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Howard Gruber

Party Guest Sniffing Popper

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Costume & Make-Up

Van Smith

Guest at Party in Drag

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Chuck Yeaton

Deli Clerk

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Laurie Birnbaum

Party Guest

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Lenny Taylor

Extra

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Trick Grantham

Party Guest

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Mark Isherwood

Party Guest

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Randy Damm

Party Guest

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Alan Reese

Party Guest

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Alberta Reese

Party Guest

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Cowboy Foulke

Party Guest

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David Sanders

Party Guest

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Brigette Grey

Party Guest

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John Herndon

Party Guest

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Ellis Clark

Party Guest

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Joe Wilepski

Party Guest

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Paul Landis

Party Guest

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Camera

Lawrence Irvine

Party Guest

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Marina Melin

Basement Slave (uncredited)

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Max Mueller

Noodles (uncredited)

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John Waters

Mr. J (voice) (uncredited)

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